Create a Stock Location

Ideally, a stock location should only exist as a property of a business area, mine location, other stock location, or any despatch location (rail siding, barge terminal or port location).

Stockpile categories can be used to build up the hierarchy of the structure of the stock location (for example, the lower-level structure of pads and stockpiles).

The following objects should exist within a stock location: stock location (stock locations can be nested beneath other stock locations), stockpile categories, FIFO stockpiles, LIFO stockpiles and WAG stockpiles.

Security Note: You need the Allow location maintenance security right in the Supply Chain user group security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

  1. Select the Supply Chain panel in the Solution Explorer.
  2. Expand the Supply Chain » Business Areas node.
  3. Perform one of the following steps:
    1. To set up a top-level stock location, right-click the node for the business area and select New » Stock Location from the menu.
    2. To set up a stock location within a location, right-click the location and select New » Stock Location from the menu.

    The Stock Location displays.

  4. Update the stock location Name if required.
  5. Select the default Analyte Balancing method for all WAG stockpiles created at this location:
    • Do Not Balance Any Analytes—No analytes are recalculated after a reclaim transaction.
    • Balance All Analytes—All analytes on the stockpile are recalculated after a reclaim transaction.

    Note: For examples of the impact of analyte balancing, see Weighted-average-grade (WAG) Stockpiles.

  6. Complete the following fields as required.
    • Blend Templates—Select from the blend templates defined on the Supply Chain panel of the Solution Explorer. Assigned blend templates are available for use via the context menu for the location in the Solution Explorer. See Calculated Blends.
    • Loading Rate and unit selected from the Loading Rates units defined in the Unit Conversion Editor.
    • Shift Definition—Select from the shift definitions defined on the Supply Chain panel of the Solution Explorer.
    • Analyte Group—Select from the analyte groups defined on the Quality panel of the Solution Explorer.
    • Calendar—Select from the calendars defined in the Calendar Editor.
    • Default UOM—Select from the Mass units defined in the Unit Conversion Editor.
    • Default Basis—Select from the analyte measurement bases defined in the Basis Editor.
    • Description
  7. Click Save.